Oceania
Flood-Hit New Zealand Braces For More Rain
Flood-hit regions of New Zealand were warned to expect more wild weather Sunday after a deluge forced evacuations and...
Boat Refugees To Leave PNG Despite US Uncertainty
Hundreds of refugees being held at a remote Papua New Guinea detention camp will be moved by October despite...
Refugee Fears Over Australia-US Resettlement Plan
The abrupt departure of American officials from an Australian Pacific island refugee camp has fanned fears among...
Guam Eyes End To US Colonial Rule
As Guam prepares to celebrate Liberation Day this week, political leaders on the Pacific island say it's time to decide...
Fiji Down Tonga To Book Rugby World Cup Berth
Fiji qualified for the 2019 World Cup in Japan with a second-half rally to beat Tonga 14-10 on Saturday in a Pacific...
Voting Starts In Sprawling PNG Elections
Voting began in Papua New Guinea elections Saturday with the Pacific nation's leader urging peaceful polling to show it...
New Zealand Face Mexico Battle To Stay Alive In Confederations Cup
New Zealand coach Anthony Hudson says the All Whites must be brave against Mexico, knowing defeat on Wednesday will...
Asylum-Seekers In Australia Win Multimillion Dollar Payout
Detainees at a controversial Australian asylum-seeker camp in Papua New Guinea won Aus$70 million ($53 million) in...
Trio Missing Off PNG Coast After Boat Capsizes
Three men from Australia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea are missing after their boat capsized off PNG, officials said...
Fiji Eye Six Nations Scalps To Boost World Cup Hopes
Fiji are looking forward to bolstering their playing strength ahead of next month's World Cup qualifiers with two key...
Pacific Islands Accuse US of ‘abandoning’ Them To Climate Change
Pacific Islands at risk of being swallowed by rising seas accused Washington of "abandoning" vulnerable nations and...
Japan Launches Satellite For High-Precision Positioning System
Japan on Thursday launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system that will complement the...
US and UK Far From Top 10 In Global Health Rankings
The US and UK lagged far behind other leading nations in a new global healthcare report. Although both nations are seen...
Which Countries Have the Best Healthcare?
Neither Canada nor Japan cracked the top 10, and the United States finished a dismal 35th, according to a much...
Australian Soldier Killed In Training Incident
An Australian soldier has died during a training exercise in the Northern Territory. The man was taking part in a...
FIFA Offers Three-Month Timeline For Additional 2026 World Cup Bids
The governing body has decided against giving the United States-led bid an exclusive path to winning hosting rights for...
Fifa Ratifies Nine African World Cup Places
The Fifa Council has ratified the decision to give Africa nine automatic places when the World Cup expands to 48 teams...
England In ‘Pool of Death’ For 2019 Rugby World Cup
England were hit with a horror World Cup draw alongside France and Argentina on Wednesday in a devilishly tricky...
FIFA Approves Nine World Cup Places For Africa In 2026
The Fifa Council has ratified the decision to give Africa nine automatic places when the World Cup expands to 48 teams...